27% Believe in Ghosts
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October 30, 2010
October 11, 2010
Most Believe America Should Still Honor Columbus with National Holiday
It’s Columbus Day, and although most Americans say we should continue to honor Christopher Columbus’ achievement with a national holiday, not nearly as many consider it the most important.
October 9, 2010
50% of Americans Think Life Would be Better if More Lived as Christians
Half of Americans believe that life in the United States would be better if more Americans lived as Christians. This number has dropped significantly from two years ago, when 61% thought life would be better with more Christian values.
October 8, 2010
Most Adults Say Physical Bullying, Cyber Bullying Are Equally Dangerous
As of late, news of bullying in schools has been taking the country by storm.
October 7, 2010
Most People Rate Their Lives Today as Good or Excellent
Most adults can say they are doing all right these days.
October 6, 2010
Most Americans See 20s Through 40s As Best Years of Life
What were the best years of your life? People have many different opinions, but for most Americans, the 20s through the 40s reign.
October 5, 2010
52% Say Space Shuttle Program Has Been Worth The Cost
NASA just received the budget go-ahead for one last manned shuttle launch, but most Americans think the historic shuttle program has been well worth the money.
September 28, 2010
A Quarter of Adults Less Likely to Watch “American Idol” Next Season
“American Idol” producers announced last week that actress and singer Jennifer Lopez and Aerosmith front man Steven Tyler are the new judges on the popular reality show. Though the show doesn’t return until 2011, a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey shows that 25% of Adults already say they are less likely to watch next season because of the new judges.
September 26, 2010
Baseball Fans Pick Yankees, Phillies to Win League Pennants
As Yogi Berra says, “It’s like deja vu all over again.”
September 24, 2010
National Football League Team Chatter
Rasmussen Reports' latest Media Meter tracks the media coverage for all National Football League teams.
September 22, 2010
Major League Baseball Media Chatter
New Media Meter Shows Press Coverage For All Major League Baseball Teams
September 21, 2010
70% Concerned Americans Have Become Too Dependent on Computers, Electronic Devices
Americans are concerned that, in today’s technological age, we may have become too dependent on electronic devices such as computers and calculators.
September 19, 2010
67% Say They Are Better Informed Than 10 Years Ago
While newspapers and broadcast outlets struggle to survive in the Internet age, two-out-of-three Americans (67%) feel they are more informed today than they were 10 years ago. A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that just eight percent (8%) consider themselves less informed these days, while 22% think their level of knowledge is about the same.
September 16, 2010
71% Favor Jailing Sex Offenders Indefinitely If Necessary
Seventy-one percent (71%) of Americans say corrections systems should be allowed to hold sex offenders indefinitely if they believe the offender will strike again, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.
September 9, 2010
Top 5 Baseball Team Coverage
New Media Meter measures media coverage of baseball teams.
September 6, 2010
Just 15% Declare Labor Day One of Nation’s Most Important Holidays
It’s Labor Day, but, according to the latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey, just 15% of Americans rate it as one of the nation’s most important holidays.
September 5, 2010
Reading, Board Games Still Most Popular Summer Activities
Summer is almost over and according to the latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey, reading and playing games continues to be the most popular activities of the summer.
September 4, 2010
52% Celebrate Labor Day as Unofficial End of Summer
When it comes to celebrating Labor Day, 52% consider the holiday as the unofficial end of the summer. A third (32%), however, actually celebrate it to honor workers, according to the latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey.
September 3, 2010
76% of Adult Egg Consumers Are Not Cutting Down Because of Recall
Following a nationwide FDA recall on eggs, only 19% of Americans who eat eggs at least once a month say the recent recall has caused them to cut down on the amount of eggs they normally eat.
